JNNURM - GANGAPEDIA

City Development Plan for Agra City in the state of Uttar Pradesh under JNNURM
Condition of Water Body at Nehru
Nagar Colony
11.5 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
The solid waste management system in the
city is grossly inadequate.
The average waste generated from the city is
492 grams per capita per day, which is
higher than the standard/norms prescribed in
the Manual on Municipal Solid Waste
Management; Ministry of Urban
Development & Poverty Alleviation,
Government of India; 20002 (270 grams per
capita per day for city with population in
between 10 lakhs and 20 lakhs).
The system of storage and segregation at
source does not exist in the city.
The waste is handled multiple times leading
to potential health hazards for the workers,
as all types of wastes including hospital
wastes, human wastes, etc. are disposed off
in the same storage points.
The sanitary workers are not given any
protective clothing.
Community bins not available at convenient
locations
Street sweeping operations are inefficient
Several temporary storage points are not
cleared on a day-to-day basis
Community involvement is absent.
No disposal site in the city, the waste is also
dumped along the river bank Yamuna.
Burning of garbage leads to air pollution.
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MDP Consultants in association with Allianz Securities Ltd.
Open and kuchha nalah at Nalbandh
Chauraha
Dumping of solid waste along River
Yamuna near Kailash Temple
Manual lifting of solid waste at Open
Collection Point near Mantola
Burning of garbage